For thousands of years, the Great Plains were home to countless numbers of American bison, but in the late 1800s, the number of bison dropped from nearly 30 million to just a few hundred in less than 100 years. What happened to place this national icon on the brink of extinction? Join us as we detail the events that led to this mass extermination. Then follow the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution who headed west to hunt bison for the museum, but ended up saving the species instead.

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A journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on earth. The film features spectacu...

An underwater exploration beneath kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern Califo...

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Steve Backshall visits a hedgehog rescue centre in Surrey founded by Brian May. He meets the dedicat...

In 1940 twenty Canadian Beavers were brought to 'Tierra del Fuego' island in southern Patagonia for ...

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Crazy cat lady or world-class musician? You decide. Dorian Rence smashes our notions of what matters...

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Antarctica is the most extreme continent on our planet—higher, colder, and even drier than any other...

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

A short documentary about the life of wildlife photographer Alex Prieditis and his love of shorebird...